From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 13 10:16:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA09221 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:16:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from navisite.net (mail1.navisite.net [205.139.29.86]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA09205 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:16:03 GMT (envelope-from forrie@tiac.net) Received: from forrie (dearest@nav133.cmgi.com [206.25.87.133]) by navisite.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA16468 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 13:16:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199804131716.NAA16468@navisite.net> X-Sender: forrie@pop.tiac.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 13:15:57 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Forrest Aldrich Subject: Server certificates Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This really isn't FreeBSD-specific, but it does apply. I'm curious about whether someone (an organization like GNU for example) has considered creating a "free" certificate authority through which SSL certificates (a la Verisign mafia) can be authenticated and issued. I understand the obvious concerns about export and such, but wouldn't this provide a little bit of freedom for the rest of us? I've also heard rumor of some effort to provide "free" domain name service when (if) the new hierarchy is approved... ? Thanks, Forrest To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message